Automatic weft-replenishing mechanism for looms for weaving.



L & R. HARLING.

AUTOMATIC WEFT REPLENISHING MEGHANISM 0P LOOMS FOR WEAVING.

AI PLIOATION FILED JUNE 17, 1011.-

Patented June 4, 1912.

m wsa SSHEETSSKEETL J. & R. HARLING.

Patented June 4, 1912.

5 SHEETR-SHEET 2.

1. (1 R. HARLING. I AUTOMATIC WBPT REPLENISHING MECHANISM OF LOOMS FOR WEAVING.

APPLIOATION FILED. JUNE 17, 1911.

1,028,456, Patented June 41, 1912.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

J. & R. HARLING. AUTOMATIC WEFT REPLENISHING MECHANISM OF LOOMS FOR WEAVING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17,1911. 1,028,456.

Patented June 4, 1912.

5 SHEETS-SHEET ea ure.

mmps'nxanm'e ANDeALBH'HARL NG; .QF BCiEGROVE. NEAR BUR LEY. ENGLAND.

. AEJ'IOMATIC \ViJFIsBEPLENISH-ING MECHANISM or Looms r03 weavme.

aas'r AVAILABLECOP? XT oerrca.

spee ification ef rs' Pate lt. V lut-PII t (*(l H130 4, 1912.

ori inal application filed November 11,1910, sewn No. 591.866. Divided and em miucaaou vaea .Tune

1- 17, 1911. Serial No. 633,763. v

To all whom it may concern: r Be it known that we. JA'MI'IS'llARIJNG and i RALPH llamas, residing at Rosegrove. near Burnley, in t'he county of LaneasterJ 5 England, have inyent'ed eertain new and useful improvements in ,-\utoniati(" \Vet't- Replenishing Mechanisnt ot- "Looius lor weaving; and we do hereby gleelare the fol 'lowing to l'lt: a full, clear," and (Kart de-" scription of the invention, suoil will enable others skilled in the art to whieh it appertains to make and usedhe same.

This inventiom-relates to pirn hoppers of automatic looms ot' the type in which. upon the exhaustion or breakage of the weft, the (10p or pirn is ejectedfrom the shuttle and. a' new cop or 'pirn from a hopper or magazine inserted therein. According to our invent-ion. t'he upper 2 portion of the pirn" liiipper,'whieh is preferuhlyofsurh a ,eapaeity to hold, tvhen .rlillecl, a days sppply ot';pir.ns and is-eapahle of attaehmentfto.and detaehnient firom the Tower portion of the hopper, (:olnprises a Vertieal spindle carrying a sleeys'e provided with hooks or the like ear'h' adapted to en .gage the weft end o'lon! otithe pirnsi'the number of the said hooks in sueh ease. (orresponding with the full funnher ot' pirus which the said upper pontion of the hopper is adapted to contain. By this means the detachable portion of thehopper ran he tilled with pirns, and the weft ends ot sprlr pirns placed in engagement. with the hooks, say 'in a. SflPZl-Itllitfi room distant from the weaving shed, from whig-h obvious ad vantages result. Our hiventim'l also eoinpnisep means, here.- imifter. (leserihed, for releasing the sleeve. carried by the iipper delnrhalrle portion of the hopper and the pirnscontained therein,

- and thus feeding the lower part. ot the hopper (Whieh carries a spindle "to reeeive tilt-( 5- slee've immediately the attac lunent. of the said upper portion to the lower fixed portion offlie hopper has been etteeted; and means for releasing thepirns from the lower part. ot'

i the hopper one at a time as ret uireil, and for moving the sleeve carrying the eft. ends each time a pir'n is (liselmrig'ed inth the pirn 0 carrier, a distance equal to that between any one hook on-sueh sleeve and the next hook. a

" Theaeeompanying drawings illustratehy way of example the construction of a ineeh- "anisn by means of which our inventiorfiuuty be put in practice, a

l igure l is an eletiition oi the loweror 'tix d portion rat the hopper.lun' iual'ter re 'l'erred to as the tixed hopper. 'lllexdotted' lines at; n ,top o'l' this" lltl'l tlf t indirate the operatia'e po ition of the upper or detaehable portioua gl' the hop 'wr. hereinafter re- 't'el red t'o asthe detarhahle hopper. Fig. 2 is'awplau ol' the fixed hopper. Fig. I is a serlional elerat'i n ol' the lixed hopper tale-n on-the line llllll in Fi e. *1. Fig.1 is a sr-etional elevation ol' the lixed hopper tak n on the line r -l\' in Fi e". l.- l'li a'. Fr is an elevation ot t lielo\ a part ol' the detaehahleliopperfi Fig. (3 is a pinn'ol the portion ol' the detzu'l'iahlejho iptir represented in lfig:

'lhe numeral :l indieat'es a lhraek'rt liolted to a ronvenient part ol' the looiu frame. and to this hrarket l is holterl the lizard hopper 2, whieh eoinprisi s two rertieal eo,iuparline-nts it. t. of ohlong or other suitahle see-f tioiu (liyided lrv :l partition o'r-iui ll'eather ()n this partilipn is 'l'oi'lned or seeured a wall or plate (I, he!ween whirh and the iui turned portions T. oi; the lnain e singol' the hopper" are slots t fthrdflrgh \Yhieh slots thepeg's ol the pirns protrntle when till rear ends ht" the pirus*,areRollie-ed in the emiri'uvl'tlnents 25 ll ()nihe outside of the'wall (3 is holted a plate It) earryilnjla rail -lil t'rou'i. the outer end of wliieh railt tldpeutlsa f llt1elug pie e 12. The sides of th easing ot 'the hopper.eonverge at th lfiilt nras shown ii't lfig'. $1 and lllt I\\ illl li and pli'lte 10 have a .georrespouding' rt'inn'l' 1 eiiee or in othi 'r \\'ords ant tapered "or ('H ll-Vttl to a point, so that the. -o:'upartntents I} and -'l ,lla\e a ronunou outlet l3.- At one side ol'jhe hopper is; tr hraeket l-l flit supporting a \'(l'l.3l(tl l spindle l5. and to the top o l'ithis ln'atfltet ll i; 540- (-nred a rail 1t) x-ouneettal to the lofl ol 'the said spindlxnlfi. ,F To the lgntlullfitlf the said hraelu'- t flis serl'u'ed a l'iearihg 17 having :lp'o perforations thron -h v lii rh wtn'lt t he:

twoinenilwrs 18. 1!); ol a bent rod or wire" :h ver Qt),-t ;r pin-poses here iual'ter deserihe i'l. 9

z\ shaft. or'spuulle '21 |s" p )urnaled iuUth e hoppeu 2 and the loom hr'aeket 'l, and .-a] spindle 22 passes through the hopper and-ff theaspaeiug"pieeeg'lilyou (this spindle are i notiuted t-woianis 2?.3L'whieh i'espeetirely support the reat' endsol' thegpirns and the noses ot the. pirns. and eontrol theie descent. lhe spindles 2t and 22 and other opera.- -"igiye meehanisui of the, lgopper are actuated by themseillatin level-'25 in the t ollowingflltl at '27, causing the pawl 18 to rotate the" O ratchet wheel 22) on the spindle .21 to the.

extent of one tooth, overcoming the resistance ot the spring brake 30 acting on the brake wheel 31. ()n the same spindle 21 is a spur wheel 3'. gearing with a spur pinion 33 mounted on ashort stud on the back of the hopper 2, on which pinion 33 is an cecentric pin 34 connected by a link 33 to a lever 36 secured on the spindle 3'2. ()wing to the eccentricity ot' the pin 34, the partial rotation of the ratchetwheel li thus causes the lever 36 to rise and tall alternately, and the spindle 2'2 amt cams thereon are thus rocked alternately to right amt lett.

()n the spindle t? is a loose sleeve 37,

lotted vertically so that it can freely pa s the rails l i. amt lt'itl which sleeve is pro- \idcd with books 38, each adapted to engage the end-ot the weft on one of the pirns. (in the other side of the sleeve are notches or recesses 35 opposite every second book. these notches being adapted to be engaged by the -spring catches 40, 41. The plate 42 secured to the rail 160 which is also secured to the I bracket 14 carries a pair of brackets 43, -t-t,

through which the spring catches 40,41 work freely when reeiprmrated in opposite directions by the lever 45 pivoted at 46 and connected to the arm 19 ot the lever or bent rod 30, the said spring catches being slotted or recessed to engage the said pivoted lever.

Close to the rear end of the lever .20 is 'l'astened an inclined bar 47, so arranged as to l'orm'with the inclined back of the lever itself a slot through which passes the level arm 36, which, as before mentioned, has an alternate rising and falling movement. The inclination ot. the slot causes this movement -to he converted into an alternate backward and forward movement ot the arms to amt 19 through the bearing 17, and the consequent rocking of the lever 45 at each stroke discngagcs one of the spring catches -It), 41, from a notchtlf), allowing the sleeve to drop so that either the same notch or the notch above is engaged by the'other spring catch; that. is, if the catch 40 is disengaged, the catch 4t engages the same. notch, but when the catch 4-1 isdisengaged, the catch 40 ens gages the notch above, so't'hatthe sleeve falls a distance equal to the pitch of the books 38 at each reciprocation of the spring catches. Guides 48 and 49 are provided to guide the weft between the pirns and the hooks 38. The detachable-hopper 50 (see Figs. 5 and has vertical compartments 3' and 4, the

outlets of which are of similar size and shape to the inlets oi the compartments 3 and 4, and is provided with a vertical spindle 51 supported by rails 52, At the rear of this hopper is a cross-bar 54 having arms 55, 5G, capable of sliding in brackets 57,58. ()n a bracket 50 is a tlat spring which presses on the crossbar, and normally holds it in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6 with the end 56 ot' the arm 36 in contact with the spindle 5t and supporting the sleeve 37. Projections (3t, (32. on tlictrl'ossbai pass through slots at the back of the hopper, one of such projections entering each compartment and serving to retain the pirus in position, the'lowest pirn of each stack resting upon the projection in its respective compartment.

The bracket 5!) forms a socket in which registers the upwardly extending bolt.63 0n.

the lived hopper (shown in Fig. 1) and on this bolt't33 is a wedge or other projecting part. tt-t. When thesockct is being passe over the, bolt N3. the wedge 64- engages and presses outwardly the crossbar 54-, drawing the projections (31, ('12-, on which the pi'rns normally rest, out of the compartmentsof the detachable hopper, thereby allowing the said pirns to drop on to the pirns,if.any, contained in the lived hopper," or, if there are no pirus in the lixed hopper, to the bottom thereof on to the cams 23 and .24. At the same time the arm 5t? is by tlieoutWard movement of the crossbar 5t withdrawn from supporting the sleeve 37 on the spindle 5t, so that the said sleeve drops on to the top ot the sleeve, it' there be any such sleeve, on the spindle 15, or, if not, to the bottom of the said spindle, where the aforesaid spring catches engage it. The top of the spindle 15 may be provided with a key-or projection which registers in a recess in the foot of the spindle ":itwlien the detachable hopper is placed in position.

The action ot the apparatus is as follows: Assuming the lived hopper 2 to be empty,

the spindle to clear, the lever 36, ohms 23- -and it. and spring catches 4t) and 41, all in he positions shown in Figs. 1 to 4, and the detachable hopper 50 (which may be of any desired height) full of pirns with their weft ends over the hooks 38 on its sleeve 37,.the

hopper 50 is placed on top of the hopper 2 with the spindle 51 resting on the spindle t5; the wedge (it presses out the crossbar 54,

withdrawing support from the pirns, and

from the sleeve, which drops until the catch 41 engages the lowest notch 39. 'Those pirns in the com|mrtuient 4 fall. down the coinpa rtmeilt 4 until the lowest pirn is stopped cam 23. Upon the projection 26 on the lever 25 being struck by the pn'n carrier and the lever I oscillated thereby", through the connections 28, 29. 32. S rand 3.7, the lever 36 is lifted. The lever it) rocks the lever 45, withdrawing the catch tl. and the sleeve 37 drops till the catch t0 engages the next superior notch 39. The spindle is, by the aforesaid litting ot the iever Z36,

turned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4, so that the lower member of the cam is withdrawn from under the lowest p'iru in the compartment 3, which irn therefore passes through the outlet 13 into the pirn carrier, the upper member of the said cam interposing between the said pirn and the next pirn in the same compartment. The earn 2% is simultaneously rocked to release the nose of the pirn which had been resting on its horizontal upper edge. At the same time the lowest .pirn in the compartment 4 passes the receding upper member of the cam 23 and is received on the lower member thereof. h v

At the next actuation of the lever the pinion 33 again makes half a revolution. the lever 36 is lowered, the cat-ch tOis retired and the catch 41 enters the notch in the sleeve 37 which has thus been disengaged, and the rocking of the cam 2 enables the lowest pirn to be taken from the compartment 4. In like manner th'e'pirns are taken alternately from one compartment and from the other,'until the detachable hopper is emptied and the sleeve' ll' falls off the spindle l5'into stand or iirccptacle"plhced tii receive it; or, if the detachable hopper be removed when all its pirns have entered the fixed hopper,-and full detachable hoppers successively substituted, pirnwill follow pirn and sleeve follow sleeve as long as the loom continues weaving;

It will be observed that. there are two stages in the descent ofthc lowest pirn in each com 'iartment, between which it is retained within the concave side of the cam 23, the object of this arrangement. being to prevent the exit of more than one pirn at a time. a

We may arrange, it found cxptalicnh'for two weft ends to be engaged by one hooie on the sleeve, instead of for each book to engage the weft end of one pirn as above described.

1. The combination, with a stationary pirn hopper, and a stationary guide spindle secured thereto; of a r moval-dc hopper and an upper guide spindle secured towit and adapted to register with the stationary guide spindle when the removable hopper is connected to the stationary hopper, a sleeve slidable on the two said spindles and provided with a series of supports for the weft,

catches for supporting the pirns in the re-,

movable hopper and for supporting the sleeve when on the upper spindle, and a pro; E Jectnin secured to the stationary hopper and 3 operating to retract the said-catches and re- 1 lease the pn-ns and the sleeve simultaneously.

i when the removable hopper is connected to the stationary hopper. 1

Qfi'lfhe combination. with -zr removable pirnhopper, and a guide spindle secured to it; of a sleeve slidable'on tthe said spindle and provided with a seriesof supports for the weft, and 'a retractable springactuated rod provided with *atches at its respective pirns in the hopper and the sleeve on the spindle. H

3. The combination, with a *pirn hopper having converging side portions at its lower end which form an outlet for the pirns,-ot

hopper directly over its outlet and dividing it into two lateral compartment's, a cam pivotcdin the lower part of the hopper inline with and between its said partition ainl outlet, and means for oscillating the cam 'to permit the pirns to pass from the said comlet. w v t l 4. 'l'he combination. witha pirn zi liopper provided with a partition-\vhich divides it into two 'lateral compartments, of a cam pivoted 'directly under the said partition,

ments.

5. The comb nation, with a pirn 'hop'- per provided with two compartments artween'the said comlnirtmcnt'sand in the loi ve r part 'of the hopper. a camstwured on one end portion of the shaft inside the. hopper, a second cam secured on the other end portion of the shaft and adapted to support, the projecting end portions of the pirns, and means for oscillating the said shaft and its cams to release the pirns alternately, from the said coun-nirtments.

G. The con'ibination, with a'pirii hopper,

, "and a guidespindle secu'red to it; of a sleeve slidable on the said spindle and provided lever for sliding the said catches simultaneousiy 111 opposite direct ons topermit the said sleeve to slide step bystep, and driv- 7. The combination, with a pirn hopper, two rails secured at one end to the pirn hop-. per, and a guide .spindle secured to and extending between the free end portions of the said rails; of a sleeve provided with a longitudinal slot and sliding over the said spindle and the end portions of the rails, said sleeve having a series of'supports for the a partition secured iu'the"upperpart of the' partments alternately through thesa'id out and means for oscillating the cam to release J the plrns alternately from the said compartranged side by side, of a,shal't. journalcd bedug. mechanism for oscillating the said lever. 1

endportions which normally support the with a series of supports for the weft, two slidable catches arranged slde'bysideand supported'adjacent to the said spindle, a:

wol't. iwu slidnblv oak-hos ari'angcd side by I, Tn testimony wlm'eof We aflix our signahid! zllHl mppurlml by 011001 the said rails tnres, in presence of fwo Witnesses. mljuvcm lo the said spindle, a lever for slid- JAMES UAR-LING. in; the Huh-ho.- siIlllllt'ilIlLOllSl) in opposite RALPH HARLTNG dirwtiuns Ln pm'mit (he said slevve to slide sivp by step, and driving mechanism for 05-. willnting thusnill level.

4 Witnesses: I

LEONARD I]. CROSSLEY, WILLIE Imcson. 

